24 months and explosion of language
This is long version of a clip shown in class. Pay attention to the explosion of language, imitation skills and labeling.
2 year old behavior, watch the girls and see the language they use, the concepts they understand and don't understand, their joint attention.
How Many Words Should My Child Be Saying? A Quick Guide To Vocabulary Development
Parents often wonder how many words their children should have at different ages. This seems like a simple question, but there's not always a simple answer. Vocabulary development can be relatively variable among children of the same ages. However, there are some general guidelines:
Children typically speak their first word somewhere around 12 months. Some children, however, take up to 16 months to utter that long-awaited first word and this is still considered to be within the range of typical.
At 18 months, children typically use between 50 and 100 words (but we don't worry too much unless they have fewer than 20).
At 24 months, children usually have an expressive vocabulary of 200-300 words (but we don't worry too much unless they have fewer than 50).
At 3 years, children can have anywhere from 500-1,100 words in their vocabulary.
By 5-7 years, children have an expressive vocabulary of 3000-5000 words.
It's important to note that when talking about vocabulary, we have to be careful to state what type of vocabulary we are looking at: expressive vocabulary (the number of words children use when they talk) or receptive vocabulary (which is the number of words children understand, and is almost always significantly higher than expressive vocabulary). The above numbers represent expressive vocabulary, or the number of words children typically use at these ages.
And it's even more important to note that at least one study (Hart and Risley, 2006) found that the significant variability in children's vocabulary at the age of three was strongly related to the amount of talking parents did with their children. Specifically, they found that parents who used 'conversational' speech with their children (talking about what they did, what they saw and what they thought about what they did and what they saw-- basically just making conversation with their children on a regular and on-going basis) had children with significantly higher vocabularies and IQs at age three than children whose parents used mainly directive speech (get this, do that, come over here). The differences in language and IQ remained at age nine as well.
Mean length of utterance (number of words in a sentence) about equal to age ( this is only accurate up to age 5) Number of steps in a command a child is able to follow increases with age Correct use of all parts of speech by age 6 yearsPragmatics Explaining information to a listener What does listener know and not know? Initiate and maintain a conversation Grasping main idea without getting lost in details Make inferences Normal development chart
Developmental chartThis is a good chart that puts everything together. It ends at the age of 5
Language Development continued
12-13 mos. Uses three to four meaningful words
Uses sounds for vocal play
Imitates animal sounds
Wakes with a “call”
One year old development
This is a full length version of what we will see a clip of in class.
13-14 mos. Has six-word vocabulary
Points to desired object
Tries to sing full length of child singing and playing on music toy, clip shown in class
Dancing baby imitating Imitates other children
14-15 mos.
Has up to eight-word vocabulary
Initiates give and take
Uses modifiers
Playing with 15 month old: Long version, clip in class
15-16 mos. Starts using double syllable words
May label pictures
Pulls at wet pants/diaper
Pulls adult hand to show something
15 month old identifying body parts: think about the understanding of vocabulary following one step directions and body awareness
16-17 mos. Uses extended phrases for vocal play
Uses differentiated object names
Gradually increases vocabulary
May ask “what that?”
Toddlers begin to ask questions
17-18 mos. Has up to twenty-word vocabulary
Ask for “more”
Makes successive single-word utterances
Most 18 month olds know their name and can put two word phrases together.
This is a long version of a clip shown in class.
24 months and explosion of language
This is long version of a clip shown in class. Pay attention to the explosion of language, imitation skills and labeling.
2 year old behavior, watch the girls and see the language they use, the concepts they understand and don't understand, their joint attention.
How Many Words Should My Child Be Saying? A Quick Guide To Vocabulary Development
Parents often wonder how many words their children should have at different ages. This seems like a simple question, but there's not always a simple answer. Vocabulary development can be relatively variable among children of the same ages. However, there are some general guidelines:
- Children typically speak their first word somewhere around 12 months. Some children, however, take up to 16 months to utter that long-awaited first word and this is still considered to be within the range of typical.
- At 18 months, children typically use between 50 and 100 words (but we don't worry too much unless they have fewer than 20).
- At 24 months, children usually have an expressive vocabulary of 200-300 words (but we don't worry too much unless they have fewer than 50).
- At 3 years, children can have anywhere from 500-1,100 words in their vocabulary.
- By 5-7 years, children have an expressive vocabulary of 3000-5000 words.
It's important to note that when talking about vocabulary, we have to be careful to state what type of vocabulary we are looking at: expressive vocabulary (the number of words children use when they talk) or receptive vocabulary (which is the number of words children understand, and is almost always significantly higher than expressive vocabulary). The above numbers represent expressive vocabulary, or the number of words children typically use at these ages.And it's even more important to note that at least one study (Hart and Risley, 2006) found that the significant variability in children's vocabulary at the age of three was strongly related to the amount of talking parents did with their children. Specifically, they found that parents who used 'conversational' speech with their children (talking about what they did, what they saw and what they thought about what they did and what they saw-- basically just making conversation with their children on a regular and on-going basis) had children with significantly higher vocabularies and IQs at age three than children whose parents used mainly directive speech (get this, do that, come over here). The differences in language and IQ remained at age nine as well.
Mean length of utterance (number of words in a sentence) about equal to age ( this is only accurate up to age 5)
Number of steps in a command a child is able to follow increases with age
Correct use of all parts of speech by age 6 yearsPragmatics Explaining information to a listener What does listener know and not know? Initiate and maintain a conversation Grasping main idea without getting lost in details Make inferences
Normal development chart
Developmental chartThis is a good chart that puts everything together. It ends at the age of 5